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opened during the year was 114. The totals of schools closed and of schools opened during the year are as follows :■

Increases and Decreases in Number or Public Schools.

The net increase in the number of schools open at the end of the year is thus 38. The total number of public schools in each grade is shown in Table A, the corresponding figures for the previous year being entered for purposes of comparison.

TABLE A.—Number of Public Schools in each Grade, 1909 and 1910.

The number of schools in each grade in the several education districts is given in Table Al. Roll Number. (E.-2.—Tables 81, 82, and 83, pages 25 and Bβ.) The average weekly roll number for 1910 showed for each quarter an increase over that for the corresponding quarter of 1909. The mean of the average weekly roll for the four quarters was as follows :— Mean of average weekly roll, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 161,142 1910 .. .., .. .. .. 154,756 Increase in 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 3,614 As in previous years, the additions to the roll were most marked in the North Island, where settlement has been more rapid than in the South ; but every district showed at least some increase. The increase was most evident in the last quarter of the year. Number on roll at end of 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 152,416 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 156,324 Increase in 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 3,908 Table B shows the mean average roll number lor every fifth year from 1878 to 1898, and for each of the last eleven years ; the table gives also the total average

District. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborougb Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterhury Otago Southland Number of Schools Number of Schools Increase in Number Decrease in Number cloeed. opened. of Schools, of Schools. 25 45 20 .2 5 3 ..6 6 .. I 4 6 2 .11 10 .. 1 .. I 9 15 6 6 8 2 .2 1 .. 1 .1 2 1 .. I ■ a i .. i . . 2 3 t .4 7 3 ..2 5 3 76 114 76 _ 1 Increase (1910) •■ ! 88

„,._,,. Number of Schools. . - i Number of Sohools. Grade (as in Education Amendment Grade (as in Education Amendment Act, 1908). : Act, 1908). 1909. 1910. 1909. , 1910. 0. (1-8) . . . . .. 182 155 I 9a. (451-500) . . . . 8 S 1.(9-15) .. .. .. 387 372 9. 9b (501-500) .. .. 8 i 12 2. (16-25) . . .. .. 438 409 ( 9c (551-600) .. . . 5 r> 3. (26-35) .. .. .. 259 284 10a. (601-650) .. .. 9 U 4. (36-80) .. .. .. 434 443 (10e (651-700) .. .. 6 8 5. (81-120) .. .. .. 118 126 1 10u (701-750) .. . . 3 2 6a. (121-160) .. .. 55 51 . 10d (751-800) .. .. 2 2 b - i 6b (161-200) . . .. 34 37 I J0e (801-850) .. .. 4 4 _ I 7a. (201-250) .. . . 31 35 j 10f (851-900) . . .. 2 2 '( 7b (251-300) .. .. 23 24 10o (901-950) , 8a (301-350) .. .. 21 20 10ii (951-1,000) .. 2 1 8. • 8b (351-400) .. .. H 15. { 8c (401-450) .. .. 12 12 Totals .. .. .. \ 2,057 2,096 2,098